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A crowded tent interior at the Kumbh Mela with green poles and rope lines. A woman seated at the front-left wears an orange garment, a gold-beaded necklace and gold earrings, and has her hands folded, smiling. Beside her, a figure in orange robes with a crown-like orange head covering and an orange shawl sits cross-legged. Two white plastic tables in the foreground hold water bottles and packets of orange cloth and small items. A standing man in a grey sweater and beige trousers bends toward a seated figure receiving a flower garland. Around them, sadhus and devotees in orange and saffron robes stand and sit, including a bearded man with a tall orange turban and orange shawl, and a bald man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads. Yellow cloth covers the floor.

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A photograph of an indoor tented gathering with a corrugated metal roof and green poles, where saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on the yellow floor beside low wooden tables holding water bottles and small packets. On the left, a smiling young man in an orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet and holds a red phone. Beside him a boy in orange and a man in a checked shirt hand over small envelopes. On the right, a standing man in orange wears a rudraksha mala and a woman in a grey shawl wears orange-marigold garlands. A bald saffron-robed monk sits at centre with a woman in an orange sari and gold necklace beside him. Several people are seated in orange cloth.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15Crowded outdoor tent setting at a Kumbh Mela gathering, with many saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis seated and standing on yellow matting. In the foreground, a smiling person with a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in namaste, wearing an orange robe. Behind, a bare-chested sadhu in orange dhoti holds a yellow item, and a bald monk in orange sits near low white tables with water bottles. Green and red rope lines, steel walls and brass lamps are visible, with women in orange and a child in the background.2013-02-15Inside a thatched-roof tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, saffron-robed sadhus and devotees stand and sit around low wooden serving tables set with steel plates, cups and water bottles. A standing man in a long saffron robe and orange dhoti, bare-armed, faces a woman in a red shawl and red patterned kurta wearing a marigold garland. A seated bald sadhu with orange tilak on his forehead and orange robes sits at the foreground table near a steel plate. Other devotees in orange, cream and green saris and kurtas stand along the back of the tent beside bamboo walls and a green and saffron flag. A clean-shaven man in white dhoti stands at the left edge.2013-02-15A large outdoor tent with a striped red, green and orange canopy and green support poles hosts a bandara meal for many saffron-robed sadhus seated on yellow cloth at low white tables with steel thalis, water bottles and cups. A standing man at right with a full beard, orange long-sleeved top and orange dhoti wears rudraksha mala beads and a ceremonial gold chain with a pendant, and stands near a row of seated sadhus. Other devotees in orange and white move among the tents, and a plastic-wrapped bucket and a speaker sit at left. Tents and reed huts are visible beyond.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15Outdoor photograph under a striped canopy at a Kumbh Mela tent event. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, rudraksha mala and heavy gold necklaces, wearing a rust-orange wrap, sits cross-legged, appearing as a probable Swamiji by his long hair, gold necklaces and rudraksha cues. Beside him, a seated saffron-robed monk with a shaved head and an orange shawl, and another saffron-robed monk with rudraksha beads, sit at a table with water bottles. Behind them, standing sadhus in orange and red robes and orange turbans gesture and hold ritual items. On the right, a woman in a pink sari with a red shawl and an orange marigold garland stands with folded hands among white-bearded saints in red and orange robes. A green pole and a blue sari appear at the left edge.2013-02-15Photograph of a seated meal line at a Kumbh Mela gathering. Long white tables hold steel plates of orange marigold garlands and water bottles, with a yellow cloth on the ground. Several saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit along the line; the centre figure wears a saffron cloth over a maroon top, layered rudraksha malas and a red-threaded wrist, with a shaved-head sadhu in saffron and rudraksha beads to the right. A standing crowd in saffron and white dress, one woman in orange headwrap, lines the background behind green guide ropes and a green pole.2013-02-15May 10th 20162016-05-10February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15